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The list was unveiled through a CBS special on June 15, 1999, hosted by Shirley Temple (who is herself honored on the female legends list), with 50 then-current actors making the presentations. [1] AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films ...
American stage actor, director, playwright, screenwriter and producer [1] Rosa Albach-Retty: 1874–1980: 105: Austrian film and stage actress [2] Jenny Alpha: 1910–2010: 100: French Martinican actress and singer [3] Lukas Ammann: 1912–2017: 104: Swiss actor [4] Nina Andrycz: 1912–2014: 101: Polish actress [5] Nikolay Annenkov: 1899 ...
Barbara Stanwyck (/ ˈ s t æ n w ɪ k /; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer.A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility.
Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles.
Of the 49 honorees eleven have been women: Bette Davis (the first female recipient), Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Julie Andrews, and Nicole Kidman. Composer John Williams was the first recipient of the award to not be an actor or director.
AFI defined an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work." [2] 2000: AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs — funniest American films
Lillian Diana Gish [1] (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987.. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 [2] and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques
Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire.